I knew he was different in his sexualityI went to his parties as a straight minorityIt never seemed a threat to my masculinityHe only introduced me to a wider realityAs the years went by, we drifted apartWhen I heard that he was goneI felt a shadow cross my heart

But he's nobody's heroSaves a drowning childCures a wasting diseaseHero... Lands the crippled airplaneSolves great mysteriesHero... Not the handsome actorWho plays a hero's roleHero... Not the glamour girlWho'd love to sell her soulIf anybody's buyingNobody's hero

I didn't know the girl, but I knew her familyAll their lives were shattered in a nightmare of brutalityThey try to carry on, try to bear the agonyTry to hold some faith in the goodness of humanityAs the years went by, we drifted apartWhen I heard that she was goneI felt a shadow cross my heart

But she's nobody's heroIs the voice of reason against the howling mobHero... Is the pride of purposeIn the unrewarding jobHero... Not the champion playerWho plays the perfect gameHero... Not the glamour boyWho loves to sell his nameEverybody's buyingNobody's hero

As the years went by, we drifted apartWhen I heard that you were goneI felt a shadow cross my heart

But he's nobody's heroSaves a drowning childCures a wasting diseaseHero... Lands the crippled airplaneSolves great mysteriesHero... Not the handsome actorWho plays a hero's roleHero... Not the glamour girlWho'd love to sell her soulIf anybody's buyingNobody's hero